Total Crime Rate
158.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Atwell Place area has the 4th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Churchill , and the 80th highest crime rate of 426 local areas in Oxford .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Atwell Place (OX3 7NF) in the last 12 months was 158.7 per 1,000 residents and was 73.4% higher than the Churchill average (91.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 92.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Atwell Place (OX3 7NF), the main crime hotspot is near Heath Close. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Churchill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heath Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Girdlestone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Heath Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Heath Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heath Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heath Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Atwell Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Girdlestone Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Coolidge Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Massey Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Heath Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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